The ciliate Trochilia
The ciliate Trochilia
I am showing a photo and a short video of the ciliate Trochilia (most likely this is what it is), which to me looks like a very small VW bug scurrying over a filament of Spirogyra. In the photo, this Trochilia has paused long enough to photograph it in lateral view. The macronucleus is visible to the left in the back of the cell. In the video, there are several Trochilia moving quickly along the Spirogyra filament. Fun to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDysMimkLQ
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The video is really short, but showing what you need to do.
Ciliates moving like cars on the highway.
And the comparison to VW is excellent.
There used to be a lot of them on the streets of my city.
Now they don't exist at all.
We called these VW "GARBUS" or "HUNCHBACK"
Ciliates moving like cars on the highway.
And the comparison to VW is excellent.
There used to be a lot of them on the streets of my city.
Now they don't exist at all.
We called these VW "GARBUS" or "HUNCHBACK"
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Awesome! Very fun to watch, indeed.
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Re: The ciliate Trochilia
Interesting observation, like your video tlansing.
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Brilliant comparison. Spot on.
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Thanks to all for the kind comments!
Tim
Tim
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Great video … thanks for sharing
It left me wondering about the propulsion method though, and I found this:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mor ... _236839429
Amazing !
MichaelG.
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Edit: __ also found this very useful paper: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/co ... 0.057893-0
It left me wondering about the propulsion method though, and I found this:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mor ... _236839429
Amazing !
MichaelG.
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Edit: __ also found this very useful paper: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/co ... 0.057893-0
Too many 'projects'